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HKC062/1

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P A Major (Ms)

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Hong Kong Department

27 November 1989

PS/Mr Maude

Mr Gillmore

Mr McLaren

Mr Fraser

Mr Paul

PRU

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE: STATIONING OF PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY IN

HONG KONG

A

1. In the Foreign Affairs debate on 24 November, the Secretary of

State undertook to write to Mr David Young about his question on

China's right to station the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong

after 1997.

B

It

2. I submit a self explanatory draft letter to Mr Young.

follows closely the line we shall be taking in our interim reply to the Foreign Affairs Committee report. Mr Paul has seen the draft

and agrees.

RIDA BF

PA Major (Ms)

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